bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
being left out; being ostracized
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to complain; to make a complaint
political measures; policy
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
as usual; as is one's habit
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
for better or worse; right or wrong; for good or ill
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)